Back around the time I started this web site, I heard from a dancer by the name of Dana Parkinson down in St. Petersburg, FL. She has been dancing for about two years and learning to call for the better part of the last year. She’s also been bringing tastes of techno contra to Florida; the first was at the final Vernal’s weekend in April, and since then she’s been calling techno contras during the breaks of regular local contra dances.

“I first heard about techno contra while I was in North Carolina at Summer Soiree, a dance weekend held at Warren Wilson College,” Dana explains.

This project has concluded as of mid-2013 (with an epilogue posted mid-2016) but we hope to see you soon on a contra dance floor! Meanwhile, head over to our Facebook page for upcoming techno contra events and other items of interest.

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I dance with abandon. I play with glowsticks. I look for music that is conducive to one or both. I play behind cameras. I write about all of the above. I'm based in Glen Echo's contra dance community outside of Washington, D.C., but I'm happy to go dance afield when I can. Lather, rinse, repeat. Always repeat.